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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHILDREN WHOM JESUS BLESSED, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Happy were they, the mothers, in whose sight
Last Line: Of claims upon a heritage divine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Children; Jesus Christ; Childhood
First Line: Happy were they, the mothers, in whose sight
Last Line: Of claims upon a heritage divine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Children; Jesus Christ; Childhood
HAPPY were they, the mothers, in whose sight
Ye grew, fair children! hallowed from that hour
By your Lord's blessing. Surely thence a shower
Of heavenly beauty, a transmitted light
Hung on your brows and eyelids, meekly bright,
Through all the after years, which saw ye move
Lowly, yet still majestic, in the might,
The conscious glory of the Saviour's love!
And honoured be all childhood, for the sake
Of that high love! Let reverential care
Watch to behold the immortal spirit wake,
And shield its first bloom from unholy air;
Owning, in each young suppliant glance, the sign
Of claims upon a heritage Divine.
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